Articles

Oct 11, 2011
TechRadar UK in the exclusive interview with Dietmar Thomas, Communication Specialist for Philips, reports that Philips plans to make OLED a mainstream lighting technology by the end of 2012.

Oct 10, 2011
Larson Electronics introduced through its website, Magnalight.com, the new combination mount LED beacon light, both compact and with a powerful signal. Equipped with 32 LEDs to create an intense signal, the Magnalight 9200-LED-S-M Suction/Magnetic Mount Beacon provides the most secure and versatile temporary mounting possible. As the name suggests, the light's ability to mount securely is due to a combination suction cup and magnetic base. Its cigarette plug adapter and mobility make this product ideal for security, law enforcement, utilities and commercial applications.

Oct 10, 2011
Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX16841, an offline LED driver capable of providing a flicker-free dimming from maximum light intensity to zero. This full dimming range is done with both leading-edge (triac) and trailing-edge (transistor) dimmers, with constant control the reason behind improved efficiency at low and high-AC line voltages.

Oct 10, 2011
J.W. Speaker Corporation has just released the TS3000, a new high intensity LED driving light that combines all of the advantages of LED with a robust package of high-tech optics, state-of-the-art electronics, and a rugged die-cast housing to create the ultimate off-road driving light.

Oct 10, 2011
In the recent press release LED lighting manufacturer Seesmart, Inc., a division of Seesmart Holdings, Inc. announced that the California Department of General Services has awarded the company a California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract, contract number 4-11-56-0041A. The CMAS contract will make Seesmart products more accessible to state and local government agencies in California and allow those agencies to purchase at the highly competitive federal government pricing level.

Oct 10, 2011
Philips Lighting has been selected as a 2011 Leader of Change Award winner by the Foundation for Social Change and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The award came as a recognition of Philips Lighting longstanding commitment to sustainability through the development of innovative lighting, including light-emitting diode (LED) technologies.

Oct 10, 2011
Phillip Broadwith at Chemistry World highlights work of the Korean researchers that have grown crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) on the surface of amorphous glass. The great potential behind this basic research would be a possibility of new scalable ways of making semiconductor devices that don't need to be grown on silicon or sapphire wafers.

Oct 10, 2011
OLED-info reports beginning of the new next-generation lighting brand Symfos from Konica Minolta. The first Symfos product is the OLED-010K OLED lighting panel sample kit that includes four OLED panels, external driver box and an AC adapter. The sample kit is available for shipping.

Oct 7, 2011
California-based lighting systems manufacturer, Finelite, today announced an new expansion to their High Performance Recessed collection, including HPR-LED. This series is the first complete and affordable family, with the better performance and benefits of SSL lighting, available to customers.

Oct 7, 2011
USGBC's annual conference and expo, Greenbuild, the world's largest conference & expo dedicated to green building, is live video streaming a variety of top speakers and education sessions.Those who are unable to attend Greenbuild can watch many sessions and speakers live from home. Live streaming sessions include the opening plenary with Thomas Freidman, Cokie Roberts, Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell and Paul Farmer; the closing plenary; Master Speakers Neri Oxman, Frans Johannson and Amory Lovins; and LEED Master Series sessions.

Oct 7, 2011
TransAKT Ltd. has announced the opening of its new showroom in Las Vegas to demonstrate innovative LED lighting and ZigBee smart lighting adapters in a real-life application, providing a space for customers to learn about and purchase a variety of LED products. TransAKT Ltd. is known as a global Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") hardware and network provider for commercial and residential users.

Oct 7, 2011
Fabrico offers conductive adhesives and greases, tapes, gap fillers, coated fabrics, and phase-change materials for both thermal conductivity and electrical insulation. In their recent video release Fabrico team demonstrated how their capabilities can be applied for the design of LED units with most efficient thermal management and heat dissipation.

Oct 7, 2011
Nanometrics Incorporated is a leading provider of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the fabrication of semiconductors, high-brightness LEDs, data storage devices and solar photovoltaics. It will release its third quarter 2011 financial results after market close on October 27, 2011. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 4:30 PM ET.

Oct 7, 2011
Steve Bush from Electronics Weekly has published a detailed report on the two novel power solutions for LED lighting applications designed and produced by Verdi Semiconductor, UK. One of them is RAIS - single stage mains power supply for one or more LEDs that is dimmer-compatible with hight power factor. Another is low-loss active rectifier - RUB.

Oct 6, 2011
Japanese company Endo Lighting Corporation, the country's leading designer, manufacturer, and suppliers of LED fixtures, entered the U.S. market with the addition of ICON, International in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Both companies have the common goals of innovation and quality design in developing new LED lighting.

Oct 6, 2011
PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, announced in the official press release that it has acquired the assets of The LED Show (www.theledshow.com), a conference and exhibition serving the lighting design and technology segment of the LED industry.

Oct 6, 2011
Responding to municipalities' calls for a cost-justifiable, high performance LED street lighting solution, Appalachian Lighting Systems (ALSI) announced the launch of its new ALLED® SL4, the industry's first LED street light featuring a two-way internal wireless control system. The ALLED® SL4 can be configured to replace 70- to 400-watt HID roadway Type III and V fixtures. It will save up to 75 percent or more on energy costs with the patent-pending ALLink(TM) control system, and meet or exceed the strictest standards in the municipal market for performance, sophisticated controls, support and overall value.

Oct 6, 2011
Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report developed by GBI Research is now available for purchase: "OLED Displays and Lighting Market to 2020 - Technological Innovations Lead to Cost Efficient Products and New Aesthetics". The report is intended to provide an in-depth analysis of the global Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) market for displays and lighting, covering four major regions – North America (USA and Canada), Europe, Asia–Pacific. The report covers market revenue forecasts for the OLED market (Displays and Lighting) from 2005-2020 It also provides market revenues breakdown for displays by application types; Cell Phones, Televisions, IT Monitors and Others and technology type; Passive Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (PMOLED) Displays and Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) Display.

The 10th China (Shanghai) International LED Exhibition 2011
The 10th China (Shanghai) International LED Exhibition Will be held at Shanghai Everbright Convention& Exhibition Center from Dec. 20th and Dec. 22nd of 2011, where buyers at home and abroad will attnd and well-known companies of the industry will present.

Forum LED Europe
For the third consecutive year ForumLED Europe, international congress and exhibition focusing on LED innovations will bring together the key player of the LED sector and the leading companies in the industry.